| Some SMS networks vulnerable to attack
Flaws in the way some mobile-phone networks handle SMS (short message service) signaling data could leave them open to a whole new range of attacks. Extra '&' in Microsoft development code gave hackers IE exploit
Microsoft on Tuesday confirmed that a single superfluous character in its own development code is responsible for the bug that has let hackers exploit Internet Explorer (IE) since early July. E-mail stream spammier than ever, reports say
Spam as a percentage of all e-mail has reached an all-time high, according to two security firms releasing their periodic threat reports Wednesday. Symantec: Why bigger is better but less is more
Symantec likes to point out how much bigger it is than competitors like McAfee, which at $1.6 billion in annual revenue is about a quarter of Symantec's size. But it also has come to recognize that bigness has its downsides, such as confusion that can stem from having too many products. Microsoft Issues Emergency Patches for IE
Microsoft today took the unusual step of releasing out-of-band patches for severe security flaws in all versions of Internet Explorer, along with related holes in the Microsoft Active Template Library included with Visual Studio. July Giveaways
Cisco Subnet is giving away 15 copies each of books on Enterprise Web 2.0 and Building a Greener Data Center; Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from New Horizons to one lucky reader and 15 copies of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services Unleashed. Entry forms can be found on the Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet home pages. Deadline for entries July 31. Network World on Twitter? You bet we are | 
The number of botnets has grown from about 1,500 two years ago to 3,500 today.
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